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REIN HOLDEIM No. 355,900. Patented Jan. 11 1887.

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ROMEO P. TOMASSEK, OF NEW YORK, N.Y'., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND MALOOM H. VENNARD, OF SAME PLACE.

RElN-HOLDER.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,900, dated January 11, 1887.

Application filed Septembeufll, 1886. Serial No. 214,162. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROMEO P. TOMASSEK, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Rein 5 Holder, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved rein holder, showing its application to the dashboard of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the upper portion of my improved rein-holder, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation taken partlyin section on line x in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

/ The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient reinholder for attachment to the dashboards of vehicles.

My invention consists in a pair of clampingj aws-one for each reinwhich are closed by a spring, and are arranged to be opened by the pressure of the foot.

The bar A, forming the body of the reinholder, extends upward along the inner face of the dash-board B, and is secured thereto'inany suitable way. The lower end of the-bar Ais angled and secured to the floor of the vehicle, and the upper end, which projects a short distance above the dash-board, is provided with two curved arms, a a, projecting laterally from the bar. The bar A below the arms a a is widened, and the arms a a are made thicker than the body of the bar. To the bar A, near opposite edges, below the arms a a, are pivoted curvedjaws b b on the rivets c c. The under surface of each arm a a is corrugated longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 3, and the jaws b b are correspondingly corrugated to insure a firm hold of the jaws upon the reins. Each jaw I) b is provided with a shoulder, (1, near its pivot, for preventing the reins from slipping inward toward the pivots of the jaws.

A rod, 0, provided with a foot-piece, D, at its lower end, is arranged to slide. in guides e, projecting from the bar A, and to the upper end of the rod 0 are jointed the rods ff, which are pivotally connected with the jaws b b, and upon the rod 0, near its connection with the rods ff, is secured a collar, 9, betweenwhich and the upper guide, e, is placed a spiral spring, 71, under compression, which tends to force the rod 0 upward, and thus cause the jaws Z) b to press against the arms a a.

' To facilitate the entrance of the reins between the jaws b b and the arms a a, the jaws b b are prolonged beyond the ends of the arms a a, and the ends of the said arms are rounded, as'shown in Fig. 2.

When it is desired to introduce the reins into the holder, the driver presses the footpiece D with his foot, thus drawing down the rod 0 against the pressure of the spring h, and withdrawing the jaws b b from the arms a a, when the reins may be introduced between the jaws and the arms a a, one rein being placed in each jaw. The rod 0 is then released, when the spring It will close the jaws tightly, clamping the reins.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a rein-holder, the combination of the bar A, provided with the arms (6 a and the guides e, the jaws b b, pivoted near opposite edges of the bar A and adapted to close against the arms a a, the rod 0, received in the guides e and provided with the foot-piece D, the connecting-rods ff, pivoted to the rod 0 and to the jaws b b, and the spring h, adapted to push up the rod 0 and close the jaws b b against the arms a a, substantially as described.

2. In a reiirholder, the combination of the bar A, provided with the arms a a, having corrugated faces, the jaws b b, pivoted to the bar A, and having in their faces corrugations adapted to the corrugations of the arms a a, and means, substantially as shown and described, for operating the jaws.

3. The combination, with the bar A, provided with the arms an, of the jaws b b, pivoted to the bar A and provided with the shoulder d, and means, substantially as shown with the rod 0 and with the jaws b b, substan and described, for operating the said jaws b b. tially as shown and described.

4:. The'eombination with the bar A provided with arms a a: of the jaws b b: pro- I ROMEO TOMASSEK 5 longed beyond the ends of the arms a a, the \Vitnesses:

spring-pressed rod 0, provided with the foot- 0. SEDGWIGK,

piece D and the rods "f,piv0ba11y connected E. M. CLARK. 

